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• How to do Iceland in just 24 Hours

  25-06-2026 18:38 via o.canada.com
  
  Iceland may be cold and remote, but in recent years, this island nation, long considered too out-of-the-way for most travellers, has become a can't-miss destination — especially after Icelandair started luring North Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland. The caveat: Your stopover was a full day. Read More
  
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• Halifax businesses applaud Ottawa’s tougher bail, sentencing laws aimed at retail theft

  25-06-2026 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The federal government says it's heard loud and clear that public safety is an 'issue of grave concern' and has brought in legislation.
  
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• When will Carney call 6 federal byelections? Not all at once, he says

  25-06-2026 22:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carney said in French he has not yet decided when the byelections will take place, but he does have to account for factors like the provincial election in Quebec in October.
  
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• Canada could soon enter Eurovision after CBC gains full membership

  25-06-2026 21:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Eurovision, which has been running for decades, features performers from various countries and is co-ordinated by the European Broadcasting Union.
  
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• Canada at ‘disadvantage’ without diplomatic presence in Iran, Carney says

  25-06-2026 21:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  Carney said it's hard to address consular matters, such as assisting Canadians abroad, in places like Venezuela or Iran where Ottawa doesn't have embassies.
  
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• Fredericton police say former constable who faced criminal charges has died

  25-06-2026 21:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say they weren't able to provide any details about the death of Andrew Savoy, an ex-constable, out of respect for his family. 
  
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• Ottawa open to further action on ‘incels’ after Montreal shooting: minister

  25-06-2026 21:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The manifesto left by the suspected gunman, obtained by Global News, expressed hatred for women and society that he blamed for a lack of sexual and romantic intimacy.
  
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• 2 men arrested after threats made to ‘commit violence’ at N.S. courthouse

  25-06-2026 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP in Nova Scotia say they arrested two men for allegedly threatening to take firearms to a courthouse 'with an intention to cause violence.'
  
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• Trust undermined, Innu harmed by N.L. government response to exhibit dispute: MUN profs

  25-06-2026 21:07 via cbc.ca
  
  A letter signed by seven anthropologists and archaeologists at Memorial University expresses support for Innu in the ongoing dispute with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, relating to declarations on Innu history. The academics are calling on the provincial government to "clarify the evidentiary basis for any claims" about history of the modern Innu people in Labrador.
  
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• Air Canada flight diversion to Boston was due to pilot ‘medical issue’

  25-06-2026 21:04 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Air Canada flight that left Newark, N.J., en route to Halifax was diverted to Boston Wednesday afternoon after the pilot experienced a 'medical issue.'
  
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• Canada’s economy is ‘on pause’ amid CUSMA negotiations, says Deloitte

  25-06-2026 21:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's economy is stuck in a period of slow growth because of weak business investment and trade uncertainty, according to a report from Deloitte.
  
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• Netanyahu's political future looks uncertain. His rivals still won't count him out

  25-06-2026 20:44 via nationalpost.com
  
  No later than Oct. 27, a divided Israeli electorate will decide whether the leader who steered the country through three inconclusive wars in three years should continue to chart the course.Benjamin Netanyahu has been Israel’s prime minister, on and off, since 1996, and remains the dominant political figure in the country.But massive security failures during Hamas’s October 7 massacre shook many Israelis’ faith in a man whose main promise was to keep them safe. His follow up w
  
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• Residents northwest of Pemberton, B.C., ordered to leave as glacial lake threatens to burst

  25-06-2026 20:28 via cbc.ca
  
  Residents of a small community northwest of Pemberton, B.C., have been ordered to leave immediately due to the imminent risk of flooding from a nearby glacial lake.
  
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• Plane fighting wildfire crashes in N.W.T., 3 people on board

  25-06-2026 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A plane that was carrying three people fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories crashed Wednesday night, the RCMP says.
  
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• Carney admits he did poor job rolling out $1.45 billion B.C. program panned as 'condo bailout'

  25-06-2026 20:13 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted he and his government did a poor job rolling out a controversial federal-provincial program to acquire unsold B.C. condo units and panned by critics as a “condo bailout.”The prime minister made the rare admission during a 45-minute press conference with reporters Thursday to mark the end of the parliamentary session.In this case, the error was doing a poor job explaining part of a $3.2 billion suite of measures for the B.C. housing
  
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• Semi-truck driver who struck Saskatoon overpass fined more than $11K

  25-06-2026 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  The driver hit the cloverleaf overpass for Highway 16 while driving on Highway 11 with a large tracked excavator, causing chunks of debris to fall on the roadway last March.
  
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• Carney warns that 'years of uncertainty' could flow from Alberta's independence referendum

  25-06-2026 19:45 via nationalpost.com
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that “years of uncertainty” could flow from Alberta’s upcoming referendum, which asks residents whether they want to hold a binding vote on independence.Carney drew comparisons to the outcome of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union made exactly a decade ago as of this past Tuesday in a referendum, the results of which have rocked the country’s economy and its politics.“This is a real r
  
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• Carney vows to defend Canadian unity ahead of Alberta's fall referendum

  25-06-2026 19:35 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada's hard-earned reputation as one of the most "trustworthy, reliable and desirable countries" is on the line in Alberta's upcoming separation referendum, warning Thursday that a vote to leave would prompt years of uncertainty at the worst possible time.
  
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• Developers didn’t ask ‘directly’ for B.C. vacant condo plan, Carney says

  25-06-2026 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The proposed program has faced criticism from opposition parties and housing experts, some of whom have said it amounts to a 'bailout' for condo developers.
  
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• Toronto bylaw officers issue almost 100 charges to businesses over FIFA branding violations

  25-06-2026 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  As part of its host agreement with FIFA, the City of Toronto agreed to use public bylaw officers to enforce the governing body's trademarks.
  
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• 'Open the damn bridge': U.S. Senate hopeful says Trump is keeping Gordie Howe bridge closed to help donor

  25-06-2026 18:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  A would-be U.S. Senator has released a campaign-style video telling U.S. President Trump to “open the damn bridge” that spans the Detroit River between her state and Windsor, Ont.Mallory McMorrow has been a senator in the state senate of Michigan since 2019, and the body’s majority whip since 2023. She is currently a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2026 election in her state. The Democratic incumbent, Gary Peters, has said he won’t be seeking a third term
  
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• Should 24 Sussex be restored? Carney says press conference coming Friday

  25-06-2026 18:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says that a press conference will be held on Friday regarding 24 Sussex Drive, the derelict official residence of Canada’s prime ministers.
  
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• 3rd person charged in killing of Ontario man who was found dead in Ottawa River

  25-06-2026 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A third person has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario man whose body was found in the Ottawa River after he was reported missing.
  
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• 3rd person charged in killing of Ontario man found in Ottawa River

  25-06-2026 18:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  A third person has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario man whose body was found in the Ottawa River after he was reported missing.
  
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• Canada readies aid as Venezuela reels from deadly earthquakes, Carney says

  25-06-2026 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is 'preparing humanitarian assistance' for Venezuela following a pair of deadly earthquakes hit the country Wednesday evening.
  
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• Air Canada passengers start praying after pilot becomes 'incapacitated': 'Moment the plane swerved, I knew something was wrong'

  25-06-2026 16:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  Passengers on board an Air Canada flight on Wednesday have described how they “instantly started praying” when the plane swerved violently, following a reported medical emergency.Flight AC7664, which was being operated by regional partner PAL Airlines, was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Halifax when it was diverted to Boston Logan Airport after the pilot reportedly became incapacitated.Rodney McDonald, who was among the 61 passengers on board, told ABC News that it appeared th
  
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• Air Canada passengers start praying after pilot becomes 'incapacitated'

  25-06-2026 16:56 via nationalpost.com
  
  Passengers on board an Air Canada flight on Wednesday have described how they “instantly started praying” when the plane swerved violently, following the captain experiencing a medical issue.Flight AC7664, which was being operated by regional partner PAL Airlines, was en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Halifax when it was diverted to Boston Logan Airport after the pilot reportedly became incapacitated.Rodney McDonald, who was among the 61 passengers on board, told ABC News that it
  
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• N.B. legislature hearings into failures of youth social services continue today

  25-06-2026 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department. 
  
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• N.B. legislature hearings into failures of youth social services continue

  25-06-2026 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department. 
  
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• How an app actually helped me manage my jet lag

  25-06-2026 16:31 via o.canada.com
  
  In my decade of travel writing, I never really put much effort into "beating" jet lag — despite the toll it routinely took on my trips abroad. Sometimes I would do the bare minimum, like avoiding alcohol or coffee on the flight over, or try to sleep when the hour was appropriate. Read More
  
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